Legal Opinion

Deschamps v. Bridgestone Americas, Inc. Salaried Employees Retirement Plan

District Court, M.D. Tennessee

Decided September 9, 2015No. Civil No. 3:12-cv-86PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

KEVIN H. SHARP, District Judge.

Pending before the Court are cross-motions for summary judgment. Plaintiff Andre Deschamps filed a motion concerning his claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq, and North Carolina state law. (Docket Nos. 58, 59, 60.) Defendants Bridgestone Americas, Inc., et al., did the same. (Docket Nos. 66, 67, 68.) Both parties move for summary judgment on all of Plaintiffs claims.

For the reasons stated, the Court will GRANT Plaintiffs motion with respect to his claims for equitable estoppel, breach of *741fidu…

2Cases cited40 opinions

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Coutu v. Bridgestone Americas, Inc.District Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2019
  2. Macri v. Wright TownshipDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2025
  3. Select Specialty Hospital-Memphis, Inc. v. The Trustees of the Langston Companies, Inc. Benefit ProgramDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2020

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